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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
adopted
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
Alice
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From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
all
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
bending
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
comfort
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
Constantly
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
Ellen
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
Ellen's
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From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
end
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
energies
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
evil
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From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
gave
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
greatness
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From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
health
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From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His unbelief, however, lasted longer than hers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
hope
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His unbelief, however, lasted longer than hers.
Humphreys
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From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One less in the wide, wide world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
lasted
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From this reading His unbelief, however, lasted longer than hers.
less
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From this reading One less in the wide, wide world.
longer
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From this reading His unbelief, however, lasted longer than hers.
looking
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
Mr
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From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
much
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From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
notion
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From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One less in the wide, wide world.
pleasure
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
present
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
receive
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From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
refused
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From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
shrank
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
sister
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
slowly
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
subject
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The greatness of the evil was such that his mind refused to receive it, much as Ellen's had done.
talking
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His unbelief, however, lasted longer than hers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One less in the wide, wide world.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
unbelief
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From this reading His unbelief, however, lasted longer than hers.
up
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From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible at first to make Mr. Humphreys believe that Alice was right in her notion about her health.
wide
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From this reading One less in the wide, wide world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Constantly with Alice as she was, and talking to her on the subject, Ellen slowly gave up the hope she had clung to; though, still, bending all her energies to the present pleasure and comfort of her adopted sister, her mind shrank from looking at the end.
world
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From this reading One less in the wide, wide world.
